iwannatalktosamson
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Based On this Photo of root structure...
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alley.walker
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That's actually a really good question. And the answer depends on the strain. But in my opinion.. No, if you have a fast growing- fast producing strain. They will never be able to take advantage of it with a 2 month plant. Above that? Then I think the answer would be yes.
alley.walker
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missnu
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You can use a smaller pot with a larger plant you just have to water more, and possible poke a few holes in the top of the soil and around the sides and what not.
You get a larger plant faster using a bigger pot though...
I find that a 2 ft indica needs at least a 3 gallon pot, but I can but a 3 ft sativa in a 1/2 gallon pot without any issue...
I have only grown autos once and I was not terribly impressed, but as I mentioned before a plant can grow and be alright in a small pot, but in a larger pot it grows faster, and autos are like a ticking clock continually working both for and against you...Against you because any errors don't have time to right themselves, and for you because harvest is never too far away.
You get a larger plant faster using a bigger pot though...
I find that a 2 ft indica needs at least a 3 gallon pot, but I can but a 3 ft sativa in a 1/2 gallon pot without any issue...
I have only grown autos once and I was not terribly impressed, but as I mentioned before a plant can grow and be alright in a small pot, but in a larger pot it grows faster, and autos are like a ticking clock continually working both for and against you...Against you because any errors don't have time to right themselves, and for you because harvest is never too far away.
polyarcturus
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wtf that pic is showing like 1/20 of the hole root structure dont be a dummy. plants grow root according to size. a ruderelas that is small has less roots if it where bigger it would have more roots and its also relevant to the amount of time it has to grow...
lol..Awesome! It's true man, I have grown only 2 auto's with success using grandmas mollasses and basic flower nutes. It grows like anything else, The hardest part is the first 2 -3 week of it's existence, the rest is common sense.
Jeep4x44life
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I just plucked 13 autos and the roots were much larger than indicated in that pic. I agree that image is missing quite a few roots!
Just plant it in a 3 gal. pot, I go by the specifics of what i'm growing. If it indicates small I go 3 gal, medium, 3-5 gal, large 5 gal, the roots will be ok. I have grown in 3 liters before and actually got dense buds. I just prefer a larger pot most of the time so I can avoid even thinking about the roots.
If you start your's in clear dixie cups like I do, you can see how fast it gets roots. Within' 3 -5 days the bottom of the cup is cluddered with roots. I use that as my indicator to transplant.
If you start your's in clear dixie cups like I do, you can see how fast it gets roots. Within' 3 -5 days the bottom of the cup is cluddered with roots. I use that as my indicator to transplant.
